MILTON GLASER
Drawings and Rugs
April 12 – July 28, 2013
Milton Glaser's exhibition at Carl Solway Gallery features carpets he designed for Lapchi, a company dedicated to the production of hand-woven, custom carpets handmade in Nepal using Tibetan wool and fine silk. These exquisite textiles measure 10 feet by 8 feet each. They utilize a knotting technique known as the Tibetan style and incorporate a unique set of complex wool dyes. A selection of these carpets was shown at the Santa Monica Museum of Art in 2012. The Carl Solway Gallery exhibition also presents drawings and prints, many relating to artists and musicians, from Glaser's archive of more than 30 years of work.
Milton Glaser (b. 1929) is among the most celebrated graphic designers in the United States. He has had the distinction of solo exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. In 2004 he was selected for the lifetime achievement award for the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. The National Medal of Arts was awarded to him in 2009 by President Barack Obama. As a Fulbright scholar, Glaser studied with the painter, Giorgio Morandi, in Bologna, Italy. He opened Milton Glaser, Inc. in 1974 and continues to produce an astounding amount of work in many fields of design. Among his most iconic designs are the I Love NY logo and his 1975 Bob Dylan poster. In 1968 he founded New York Magazine with Clay Felker, which became the model for city magazines. Glaser is an articulate spokesman for the ethical practice of design. He has a long history as an educator including teaching at the School of Visual Arts in New York for over half a century.
Appliqué, 2009/2012, Color: Salsa/Radish - RR453+RR454, Hand knotted Tibetan 100% wool, 100 knots per square inch, 10 feet, one inch x 8 feet, one inch
Tantra, 2009/2012, Color: Tomatillo - GG268, Hand knotted Tibetan wool and 10% fine silk, 100 knots per square inch, 10 feet, 4 inches x 8 feet, 1 inch
Mandala Water, 2009/2012, Color: Sky/Cyan - SBB222 +SBB218, Handknotted fine silk, 100 knots per square inch, 8 feet x 8 feet, 4 inches
French Stripe, 2009/2012, Color: Ciel SBB301, Hand knotted Tibetan wool and 45% fine silk, 100 knots per square inch, 10 feet, 2 inches x 8 feet
Best Flower, 2009/2012, Color: Caribbean - BB623, Hand knotted Tibetan wool with 65% fine silk, 150 knots per square inch with hand cut pile detail, 10 feet, one inch x 8 feet
Landscape, 2009/2012, Color: Basin - BB221, Hand knotted Tibetan wool and 20% fine silk, 100 knots per square inch, 9 feet, 11 inches x 8 feet, one inch
Paper Dragon, 2009/2012, Color: Shiraz - PP119, Hand knotted Tibetan wool with 15% fine silk, 150 knots per square inch, 10 feet, 2 inches x 8 feet, one inch
Snake, 2009/2012, Color: Charcoal - PP68, Hand knotted Tibetan wool and 35% fine silk, 100 knots per square inch, 10 feet, 4 inches x 8 feet
Stems, 2009/2012, Color: Guava - RR699, Hand knotted Tibetan wool and 35% Indian Matka silk, 100 knots per square inch, 10 x 8 feet
Monster, 2009/2012, Color: Poplar - KK476, Hand knotted Tibetan wool and 55% fine silk 100 knots per square inch, 10 feet x 8 feet
Paper Flower, 2012, Color: Cedrus - BB620, Hand knotted Tibetan wool and Indian Matka silk, 100 knots per square inch, 10 feet, 2 inches x 8 feet, one inch
Preliminary drawing for Tantra Rug, Pastel on paper, 18 x 14.5 inches, Framed: 23 x 18 inches
Light Tantra, 2005, Color screenprint, AP 20/30, 26 x 20 inches, Matted: 26 x 22 inches
Appliqué, 2005, Color screenprint, AP 3/20, Signed, 26 x 20 inches, Matted: 26 x 22 inches
A, 2013, Archival inkjet print, Edition of 20, 1/20, Image size: 19.75 x 15 inches, Matted: 25 x 20 inches
B, 2013, Archival inkjet print, Edition of 20, 1/20, Image size: 19.75 x 15 inches, Matted: 25 x 20 inches
C, 2013, Archival inkjet print, Edition of 20, 1/20, Image size: 19.75 x 15 inches, Matted: 25 x 20 inches
F, 2013, Archival inkjet print, Edition of 20, 1/20, Image size: 19.75 x 15 inches, Matted: 25 x 20 inches
G, 2013, Archival inkjet print, Edition of 20, 1/20, Image size: 19.75 x 15 inches, Matted: 25 x 20 inches
I, 2013, Archival inkjet print, Edition of 20, 1/20, Image size: 19.75 x 15 inches, Matted: 25 x 20 inches
J, 2013, Archival inkjet print, Edition of 20, 1/20, Image size: 19.75 x 15 inches, Matted: 25 x 20 inches
Centennial, 1978, Screenprint, Edition of 100, 67/100, 22.5 x 27.5 inches, Framed: 26 x 34 inches
Bathers at the Brera, no date, Color lithograph, Edition of 100, 80/100, 22.5 x 27.5 inches, Framed: 26 x 34 inches
Chopin and Bach for Tomato Records, 1989, Ink on paper, 18 x 24 inches, Framed: 22.25 x 22.25 inches
Chopin and Bach for Tomato Records (black line drawing), 1989, Ink on paper, 18.5 x 24 inches, Framed: 22.25 x 22.25 inches
Monet's Party Sees A Snake: From The Imaginary Life of Claude Monet, 1991, Colored pencil and pastel on paper, 17.5 x 24 inches, Framed: 24 x 30
Study for the Poster 250 Courses for the School of Visual Arts, 1967, Ink on paper, 11.75 x 22 inches, Framed: 17 x 27 inches
Gestalt Nude Studies, 1982, Ink on paper, 18 x 24 inches, Framed: 24 x 30 inches
Heller Chair Poster Proposal, 2000, Collage on paper and screen print, 22 x 15 inches, Framed: 22 x 18 inches
Singer with Flower, 1996, Colored pencil and pastel on paper, 15.25 x 12.75 inches, Framed: 22 x 18 inches
Weeping Woman and Standing Woman and Tree (illustration for Esquire), no date, Colored pencil and pastel on paper, 16.5 x 13 inches, Framed: 22 x 18 inches
Black Tree, no date, Color lithograph, Edition of 100, 80/100, 22.5 x 27.5 inches, Framed: 26 x 34 inches
Chopin and Bach for Tomato Records, 1989, Ink on paper, 18 x 24 inches, Framed: 22.25 x 22.25 inches
Chopin and Bach for Tomato Records (black line drawing), 1989, Ink on paper, 18.5 x 24 inches, Framed: 22.25 x 22.25 inches
Centennial, 1978, Screenprint, Edition of 100, 67/100, 22.5 x 27.5 inches, Framed: 26 x 34 inches
Bathers at the Brera, no date, Color lithograph, Edition of 100, 80/100, 22.5 x 27.5 inches, Framed: 26 x 34 inches
Chopin and Bach for Tomato Records, 1989, Ink on paper, 18 x 24 inches, Framed: 22.25 x 22.25 inches
Matisse Drawing from Natural, 2014, Archival digital print on canvas, Edition of 3, 1/3, 54 x 72 inches
Japanese Landscape (black line drawing), 1989, Ink on paper, 18.5 x 24 inches, Framed: 22.25 x 22.25 inches
Monet and His Nudes, 2016, Archival digital print on canvas, Edition of 3, 1/3, 54 x 72 inches
Two Trees and a Shrub, 1978, Screenprint, Edition of 100, 67/100, 22.5 x 27.5 inches, Framed: 26 x 34 inches
Brush Stroke Trees, 1989, Ink on paper, 18 x 24 inches, Framed: 22.25 x 22.25 inches
Monet Reaching for His Pallette, 2016, Archival digital print on canvas, Edition of 3, 1/3, 54 x 72 inches
Lautrec and His Women, 2016, Archival digital print on canvas, Edition of 3, 1/3, 54 x 72 inches